Zusatztext Praise for The Dog Who Loved Too Much "Fascinating and engrossing reading for all those interested in understanding the nature of dogs in their full biological and behavioral complexity." --Oliver Sacks! M.D.! author of An Anthropologist on Mars "Dodman's descriptions of various 'problem dogs' make fascinating reading! and his recommended 'treatments' are often unusually insightful and always quite practical." --Stanley Coren! author of The Intelligence of Dogs "Thank God this book has been written! The Dog Who Loved Too Much is splendid--as accessible as it is profound. Dr. Dodman writes with sensitivity! a sense of fun! and an extraordinary depth of understanding as he explores the psychology of dogs. This should be compulsory reading for anyone who would own a dog." --Elizabeth Marshall Thomas! author of The Hidden Life of Dogs Informationen zum Autor Dr. Nicholas Dodman Klappentext Do you have a problem pooch? What do you do with a dog who attacks the telephone whenever it rings? Or one who chases imaginary rabbits down imaginary holes? Or one who is terrified of microblinds...or turns into Cujo every time company arrives? In this warm, compassionate, entertaining, and very informative book, Dr. Nicholas Dodman, one of the premier veterinary behaviorists in the country, tells real-life stories from his practice that illustrate his unique approach to correcting unwanted behaviors. By making key changes in a dog's diet, exercise regime, environment, and training, Dr. Dodman has been able to work wonders with even the most difficult problems. Utilizing revolutionary discoveries in canine behaviorism and pharmacology, Dr. Dodman has given hope and help to owners whose only previous options were obedience schools, or if these failed--euthanasia. Whether you own a problem dog or just want to better understand the complex, intelligent mind of your canine companion, this is a book you won't want to miss. Leseprobe Tennyson wrote that it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Try explaining that to a dog with separation anxiety that is toughing it out alone following the departure of its beloved owners. About 4 percent of the 54 million dogs in the United States suffer from the wretched condition known as separation anxiety. In this condition, dogs become so closely bonded to their owners that they virtually have to be pried off them, and parting is not, as the saying goes, such sweet sorrow, but more of a living hell. Affected dogs are often gentle, doting, and sweet-natured, but the anxiety-related havoc they wreak in the owners' absence is sometimes misconstrued by the owners as being malicious, vindictive, or retributive. Some owners even spank their dogs on their return to punish them for their bad behavior, but this is both inappropriate and ineffective. Punishment never works if delivered more than a few seconds after an event; rather, it simply serves to confuse the already distraught and bewildered dog. Owners may swear that the dog knows what it has done because it "looks guilty," but the "guilt" is simply anticipation of punishment that the dog has learned to associate with the simultaneous presence of damaged property, the owner, and itself. What would cause a dog to be this way? Is separation anxiety innate or acquired? Opinions vary, but the evidence overwhelmingly suggests that the dog suffering from separation anxiety is a product of its environment and is the canine equivalent of a dysfunctional person. These dogs appear to lack self-esteem and live vicariously through their owners, whom they adore and on whom they are totally dependent. There is a famous story of a faithful English gun dog that was inadvertently locked in the parlor during its owners' prolonged absence. The dog did not eat any of the plentiful foo...

Praise for The Dog Who Loved Too Much

"Fascinating and engrossing reading for all those interested in understanding the nature of dogs in their full biological and behavioral complexity."
--Oliver Sacks, M.D., author of An Anthropologist on Mars

"Dodman's descriptions of various 'problem dogs' make fascinating reading, and his recommended 'treatments' are often unusually insightful and always quite practical."
--Stanley Coren, author of The Intelligence of Dogs

"Thank God this book has been written! The Dog Who Loved Too Much is splendid--as accessible as it is profound. Dr. Dodman writes with sensitivity, a sense of fun, and an extraordinary depth of understanding as he explores the psychology of dogs. This should be compulsory reading for anyone who would own a dog."
--Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Dogs

Autorentext

Dr. Nicholas Dodman

Klappentext

Do you have a problem pooch?

What do you do with a dog who attacks the telephone whenever it rings? Or one who chases imaginary rabbits down imaginary holes? Or one who is terrified of
microblinds...or turns into Cujo every time company arrives?

In this warm, compassionate, entertaining, and very informative book, Dr. Nicholas Dodman, one of the premier veterinary behaviorists in the country, tells real-life stories from his practice that illustrate his unique approach to correcting unwanted behaviors. By making key changes in a dog's diet, exercise regime, environment, and training, Dr. Dodman has been able to work wonders with even the most difficult problems. Utilizing revolutionary discoveries in canine behaviorism and pharmacology, Dr. Dodman has given hope and help to owners whose only previous options were obedience schools, or if these failed--euthanasia. Whether you own a problem dog or just want to better understand the complex, intelligent mind of your canine companion, this is a book you won't want to miss.

Leseprobe
Tennyson wrote that it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.  Try explaining that to a dog with separation anxiety that is toughing it out alone following the departure of its beloved owners.  About 4 percent of the 54 million dogs in the United States suffer from the wretched condition known as separation anxiety.  In this condition, dogs become so closely bonded to their owners that they virtually have to be pried off them, and parting is not, as the saying goes, such sweet sorrow, but more of a living hell.  Affected dogs are often gentle, doting, and sweet-natured, but the anxiety-related havoc they wreak in the owners' absence is sometimes misconstrued by the owners as being malicious, vindictive, or retributive. Some owners even spank their dogs on their return to punish them for their bad behavior, but this is both inappropriate and ineffective.  Punishment never works if delivered more than a few seconds after an event; rather, it simply serves to confuse the already distraught and bewildered dog.  Owners may swear that the dog knows what it has done because it "looks guilty," but the "guilt" is simply anticipation of punishment that the dog has learned to associate with the simultaneous presence of damaged property, the owner, and itself.

What would cause a dog to be this way?  Is separation anxiety innate or acquired?  Opinions vary, but the evidence overwhelmingly suggests that the dog suffering from separation anxiety is a product of its environment and is the canine equivalent of a dysfunctional person.  These dogs appear to lack self-esteem and live vicariously through their owners, whom they adore and on whom they are totally dependent.

There is a famous story of a faithful English gun dog that was inadvertently locked in the parlor during its owners' prolonged absence.  The dog did not eat any of the plentiful food surrounding it and died of starvation, obedient to the end.  Although this is an inspiring, though pathet…